Bhagavad-gītā 1.18
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द्रुपदो द्रौपदेयाश्च सर्वशः पृथिवीपते। सौभद्रश्च महाबाहुः शङ्खान्दध्मुः पृथक्पृथक्।।1.18।।
drupado draupadeyāśhcha sarvaśhaḥ pṛithivī-pate saubhadraśhcha mahā-bāhuḥ śhaṅkhāndadhmuḥ pṛithak pṛithak
O Lord of Earth! Drupada and the sons of Draupadi, and the mighty-armed son of Subhadrâ, all, also blew each his own conch.
English rendering by Swami Swarupananda. Public domain first edition, 1909.
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Read across once, then cover the meanings and recover them from the Sanskrit forms.
| Sanskrit form | Meaning here |
|---|---|
| drupadaḥ | Drupad |
| draupadeyāḥ | the five sons of Draupadi |
| cha | and |
| sarvaśhaḥ | all |
| pṛithivī-pate | Ruler of the earth |
| saubhadraḥ | Abhimanyu, the son of Subhadra |
| cha | also |
| mahā-bāhuḥ | the mighty-armed |
| śhaṅkhān | conch shells |
| dadhmuḥ | blew |
| pṛithak pṛithak | individually |
Keep the verse in view while connecting drupadaḥ (Drupad), saubhadraḥ (Abhimanyu, the son of Subhadra), and pṛithak pṛithak (individually). Ask what changes between the first and last term, and how that movement contributes to the crisis that opens the teaching. State the connection in your own words, then check it against Bhagavad-gita 1.18.
Original school explanation. Written independently from the Sanskrit word map. It is not a quotation, translation, or summary of a named modern commentary. Chapter lens: Map the battlefield, speakers, relationships and Arjuna’s reasons before reading later answers backward into the crisis.
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O Lord of Earth! Drupada and the sons of Draupadi
- 2
the mighty-armed son of Subhadrâ, all, also blew each his own conch
- 3
drupadaḥ: Drupad
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A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada
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